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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process that young people and adults go through to learn and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to support the development of positive identities, manage emotions, achieve goals, and foster strong relationships with others (The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), n.d.). The CASEL framework offers competencies in five key areas: (1) self-awareness, (2) self-management, (3) social awareness, (4) relationship skills, and (5) responsible decision-making.
While SEL is important for all students, SEL is particularly important to support MLs who may be navigating cultures and/or experiencing cultural dissonance. SEL is also critical for MLs who may be experiencing inequitable educational experiences or recovering from stress, trauma, and/or personal or educational challenges related to prior experiences and/or the COVID-19 pandemic.
SupportEd developed a framework that is aligned with CASEL’s five core social and emotional competencies and highlights how to specifically support MLs with SEL. This framework offers considerations that are tailored to MLs’ unique contexts, strengths, and needs. To learn more about how to meet the needs of MLs through SEL, see our SEL Framework: Essential Actions to Achieve Equity for MLs and our Advocacy Case Study: Social Emotional Learning and ELs.
Printables Printables
Essential Actions for MLs’ Access to SEL Framework
Learning Guide
Establishing Classroom Norms
Questions & Supports
One Adult I have a Good Relationship With
Student Checklist
SEL and MLs During COVID-19
Case Study Advocacy Series #2
Sentence Starters to Support Self-Awareness
Guide
Social Emotional Learning Look-Fors and Planning Tool
Guide & Planner
Books Books
Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners: Essential Actions for Success Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners: Essential Actions for Success
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Diane Staehr Fenner and Mindi Teich break down how each of the five competencies in the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) SEL framework can be implemented with ML success in mind. Staehr Fenner and Teich’s practical and engaging guide provides SEL considerations that are unique to MLs, relevant research, easy-to-implement educator actions, and tools to seamlessly integrate SEL practices into content and language instruction. Now available!
Self-Paced Learning Self-Paced Learning
Social Emotional Learning for MLs Book Study Social Emotional Learning for MLs Book Study
Discover ways you can embed social emotional learning (SEL) instruction into your repertoire to foster your multilingual leareners’ (MLs’) language development, well-being, and academic success. This book study is based on the groundbreaking new book, Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners: Essential Actions for Success from authors Diane Staehr Fenner, PhD and Mindi Teich, MEd. The book includes research-based strategies, checklists, and tools for integrating SEL for MLs so you can promote their well-being, relationships, academic language development, and access to content.
Webinars Webinars
Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners: How to Build Belonging and Foster Academic Success
Social Emotional Learning for Multilingual Learners: Urgent Considerations and Tools to Use for Equity
Creating Safe Spaces for Multilingual Learners
Partner Resources Partner Resources
Building Bonds
Diane Staehr Fenner for Language Magazine